HR2606

Above the horizon. Rise: 1:36 | Tran: 8:13 | Set: 14:49

Alt: 10.18° Az: 90.59° Direction: East

HR2606 is a main-sequence star of spectral class A3 in the constellation of Monoceros.

HR2606 visual magnitude is 6.27. Because of its faintness, HR2606 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR2606. The red arrow shows the motion of HR2606 during the next 10000 years (-2.67 arcmin in Right Ascension and -5.00 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 06h 59m 59s

Declination +07° 35’ 12”

Hour Angle 18h 27m 21s

Sideral Time 01h 27m 20s

J2000

Right Ascension 06h 58m 39s

Declination +07° 37’ 18”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 206.95°

Galactic Latitude 5.06°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR2606.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.27

Class Main-sequence

Absolute magnitude 1.95

Spectral Type A3V

Color Index (B-V) 0.11

Temperature 8932K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR2606 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR2606. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR2606 is distant 238.13 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 12 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 73.05

Distance (light year) 238.13

Radial Speed -12 km/s

Proper Motion RA -0.016 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.03"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD51693

SAO Catalogue SAO114713

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP33584

Durchmusterung Catalogue BD+07 1539

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR2606 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 82.4° RISE 1:36

Max altitude: 46.1° TRANSIT 8:13

Azimuth: 277.6° SET 14:49

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Monoceros